Porsche Panamera

REVIEW

When Porsche launched the original Panamera it was widely regarded as a great car to drive and own, giving you the Porsche 911 driving experience but in a big 4dr saloon, but the looks were a bit of an issue. Fine around the front, but the rear was hunched and awkward looking. So with this new Panamera, Porsche has styled the rear end like the latest 911, but blended it in much more successfully and this new model looks fantastic from every angle. They haven’t just worked on the styling though, as under the long bonnet of this new base model sits a new 3.0 litre twin turbocharged V6. This new engine puts out 325bhp and 450Nm of torque, meaning 0-62mph is dealt with in just 5.7 seconds, but it still returns almost 40mpg. Add in the rear wheel drive handling and standard 8-speed automatic gearbox and you have a do-anything saloon car with the best badge around.